Comments on: What Happens If I Smear Food In My Hair? http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/ Cosmetic chemists answer your beauty product questions! We are a group of cosmetic scientists who understand what the chemicals used in cosmetics really do, how products are tested, and what all the advertising means. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:42:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Nikki http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-37515 Nikki Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:27:27 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/#comment-37515 I've put in mayonnaise and eggs+oil (not at the same time) in my hair. I don't know about the conditioning, but I will say that eggs + oil + a little conditioner is the best detangling mix there is. I haven't found any conditioner that has the kind of slipperiness that eggs have. Most mainstream conditioners, also, even if they are a bit slippery, they are also kind of waxy and act like a glue clumping my hair together, even after a rinse. Not so with the eggs. The one problem with eggs? They scramble more easily in your hair, being hard to get out. That's why I switched to mayo. I’ve put in mayonnaise and eggs+oil (not at the same time) in my hair. I don’t know about the conditioning, but I will say that eggs + oil + a little conditioner is the best detangling mix there is. I haven’t found any conditioner that has the kind of slipperiness that eggs have. Most mainstream conditioners, also, even if they are a bit slippery, they are also kind of waxy and act like a glue clumping my hair together, even after a rinse. Not so with the eggs.

The one problem with eggs? They scramble more easily in your hair, being hard to get out. That’s why I switched to mayo.

]]> By: marge twain http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-37155 marge twain Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:12:42 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/#comment-37155 ??? I didn't say there was a difference. I explained how both may be done and I explained that heat affects the same bonds as water, allowing the conditioner to penetrate as well when applied to dry hair with heat, as when hair is damp. ???
I didn’t say there was a difference. I explained how both may be done and I explained that heat affects the same bonds as water, allowing the conditioner to penetrate as well when applied to dry hair with heat, as when hair is damp.

]]> By: thebeautybrains http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-37147 thebeautybrains Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:54:26 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/#comment-37147 I've not seen any data that shows people would notice a difference whether they applied conditioner to damp hair versus dry hair. I’ve not seen any data that shows people would notice a difference whether they applied conditioner to damp hair versus dry hair.

]]> By: marge twain http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-37133 marge twain Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:02:24 +0000 http://thebeautybrains.com/2006/08/31/what-happens-if-i-smear-food-in-my-hair/#comment-37133 You say that deep conditioners can be applied to wet hair right after shampooing, but you didn't answer the question of whether it will absorb better applied to wet or to dry hair, so I want to shed some light on this. Water and heat both break the hydrogen bonds in the hair, whereas evaporation and cold reform these temporary bonds. Hydrogen bonds are relatively weak and non damaging. Hair that is wet is weak and malleable, more prone to being stretched and damaged, and also well able to absorb conditioner. **However** if your hair is full of water it will have not be able to absorb much else. You will get the best results when applying conditioner after shampooing if you step out of the shower stream and gently squeeze out as much water as you can, without wringing or twisting(since it's more fragile wet) If you can towel dry it, so it's merely damp, it's even better. Now apply your conditioner and give it at least several minutes to work before rinsing out. Your hair will be noticeably softer and less tangled than if you applied the product to dripping wet hair. You can also put deep conditioner on your DRY hair, put a plastic bag or shower cap on it, wrap it up in a towel, and let your body heat work to help the conditioner penetrate. What I find easiest, though, is to put deep conditioner on my hair when it's dry(mid-shaft to ends only), put it up in a bun, and go do my workout at the gym or outside. I get hot and sweaty, and I need to hit the shower right after, anyway. Two birds with one stone. You say that deep conditioners can be applied to wet hair right after shampooing, but you didn’t answer the question of whether it will absorb better applied to wet or to dry hair, so I want to shed some light on this.

Water and heat both break the hydrogen bonds in the hair, whereas evaporation and cold reform these temporary bonds. Hydrogen bonds are relatively weak and non damaging. Hair that is wet is weak and malleable, more prone to being stretched and damaged, and also well able to absorb conditioner.

**However** if your hair is full of water it will have not be able to absorb much else. You will get the best results when applying conditioner after shampooing if you step out of the shower stream and gently squeeze out as much water as you can, without wringing or twisting(since it’s more fragile wet) If you can towel dry it, so it’s merely damp, it’s even better. Now apply your conditioner and give it at least several minutes to work before rinsing out. Your hair will be noticeably softer and less tangled than if you applied the product to dripping wet hair.

You can also put deep conditioner on your DRY hair, put a plastic bag or shower cap on it, wrap it up in a towel, and let your body heat work to help the conditioner penetrate.

What I find easiest, though, is to put deep conditioner on my hair when it’s dry(mid-shaft to ends only), put it up in a bun, and go do my workout at the gym or outside. I get hot and sweaty, and I need to hit the shower right after, anyway. Two birds with one stone.

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